Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice Oct 2019 Auction 22-23 Oct 2019
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RUSSIA. 1/2 Rouble (Poltina), 1857-CNB OB. St. Petersburg Mint. Alexander II. NGC MS-65.
KM-C-167.1; Bit-51. Tied for second finest certified of the date with five other examples and only three finer (MS-66) on the NGC population report. The single most common date of this denomination from this ruler in GEM MINT STATE. The satiny surfaces exhibit light smokey grey and argent color with an attractive iridescent blue sheen that highlights the frosty devices. A superior example with excellent eye appeal.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00
KM-C-167.1; Bit-51. Tied for second finest certified of the date with five other examples and only three finer (MS-66) on the NGC population report. The single most common date of this denomination from this ruler in GEM MINT STATE. The satiny surfaces exhibit light smokey grey and argent color with an attractive iridescent blue sheen that highlights the frosty devices. A superior example with excellent eye appeal.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00